We said: Barnsley 1-2 Huddersfield Town
Saturday's game promises to be a crucial one between two sides desperate to get promotion bids back on track at Oakwell.
It is arguably the visitors who have the stronger quality to overcome their rut, while Barnsley are yet to show their dominance at Oakwell this term, and we back Michael Duff to prevail over his old side as a result.
Read more.Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Barnsley win with a probability of 37.92%. A win for Huddersfield Town had a probability of 36.29% and a draw had a probability of 25.8%.
The most likely scoreline for a Barnsley win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.17%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.38%) and 2-0 (6.28%). The likeliest Huddersfield Town win was 0-1 (8.93%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.23%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with an 8.2% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 1-2 win for Huddersfield Town in this match.